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A young renter shows how she manages daily life and living costs in a compact Tokyo apartment near Shibuya, offering insight into why small units appeal to budget-minded residents.

On November 13 th , the Nikkei Shimbun reported that Nagano Prefecture’s Kiso Town has launched a first-of-its-kind pilot program this autumn to carry out forest boundary clarification and cadastral surveys at the same time - a pairing long treated as separate processes in Japan. By harnessing AI that analyzes aerial imagery to estimate land boundaries with high precision, the town aims to produce legally valid cadastral maps while cutting survey time in half and reducing

On October 31st, the Asia Society held a wide-ranging panel discussion on Japan’s economic crossroads. Experts Jesper Koll, Robert Feldman, Andrew McDermott, George Olcott, and Alicia Ogawa debated whether Japan should adopt private equity’s profit-driven model or refine its own system built on long-term stability and shared prosperity. From Warren Buffett’s Japan investments to lessons from Hitachi and Toyota, the speakers explored how Japan’s public markets can balance inno

The East Japan Real Estate Information Network (REINS) announced on November 11th that existing home transactions in the Greater Tokyo Area continued to rise in October 2025, marking the 12th consecutive month of year-on-year (YoY) growth. Photo by Jezael Melgoza on Unsplash The Greater Tokyo Area (GTA) consists of Tokyo, Chiba, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures. The data presented below is meant to illustrate average trends and does not guarantee price levels at all. Real e

Sun Frontier Hotel Management Co., Ltd. will debut its new Hiyori Terrace brand with the opening of Hiyori Terrace Karuizawa Spa & Resort in March 2028. The 81‑room property will be the company’s first in the Karuizawa area of Nagano Prefecture. Lobby interior CG courtesy of Sun Frontier press release linked at the bottom of this article. The hotel will be located near the intersection of Route 18 Bypass and Prince Street, a 10‑minute drive from the Usui‑Karuizawa Interchang